CLE 3, KC 1 | May 6, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 6, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•61°F, Clear

CLE

Guardians

Royals

Final

WIN

Joey Cantillo

LOSS

Luinder Avila

SAVE

Cade Smith

The Guardians defeated the Royals 3-1.

Key Moment

Top 5: Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Austin Hedges scores. Petey Halpin scores.

Weather: 61°F, ClearWind: 3 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:49Att: 13,039Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Edwin Moscoso

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95.1%A

8 missed calls

+35.6% CLE

+0.31 runs CLE

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	6	0
KC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Game 824118 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Angel MartínezLF	4	0	1	0	1	2	.270/.311/.468	96.6	.478	.441
Chase DeLauterDH	4	0	2	2	0	1	.308/.391/.550	87.3	.223	.205
José Ramírez3B	2	1	0	0	2	0	.209/.333/.396	100.8	.096	.094
Kyle Manzardo1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.277/.280	100.7	.120	.208
David FryRF	4	0	0	1	0	1	.239/.375/.457	97.9	.146	.133
Daniel Schneemann2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.284/.352/.495	106.4	.354	.336
Brayan RocchioSS	3	0	0	0	1	0	.254/.333/.364	102.9	.269	.299
Austin HedgesC	3	1	1	0	1	0	.311/.360/.467	96.4	.184	.169
Petey HalpinCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.111/.111/.111	107.3	.376	.373
Bench
Rhys Hoskins1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.200/.343/.376	96	.006	.007
Joey CantilloP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	31	3	6	3	6	8	-	-	-	-

2B:DeLauter; Schneemann

TB:8

RBI:DeLauter 2; Fry

SB:Hedges; Halpin; Ramírez

CS:Hedges

GIDP:Rocchio

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	3	0	2	0	1	0	.265/.333/.412	105.2	.483

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Joey CantilloW	5.0	3	1	1	3	1	70-43	86	3.43
Matt FestaH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-11	86.5	4.50
Erik SabrowskiH	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	20-13	89.6	2.25
Hunter GaddisH	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	9-4	86.4	8.53
Cade SmithS	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	16-12	92.6	3.31
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	5	8	128-83	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Cantillo 70-43; Festa 13-11; Sabrowski 20-13; Gaddis 9-4; Smith 16-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Cantillo 4-8; Festa 0-1; Sabrowski 1-1; Gaddis 0-2; Smith 0-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cole Ragans	3.0	1	0	0	2	4	0	58-34	91.5	4.84

Game Notes

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T6Replay review: Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Daniel Schneemann doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Daniel Schneemann out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Starling Marte to second baseman Nick Loftin to third baseman Maikel Garcia.

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B6Replay review: Bobby Witt Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.

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B8Replay review: Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Maikel Garcia walks.

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B9Replay review: Kyle Isbel challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.

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B9Replay review: Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Collins called out on strikes.

Inherited runners-scored:Lange 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ragans 58-34; Avila 49-29; Schreiber 30-17; Lange 23-13; Cerantola 19-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Ragans 2-4; Avila 2-1; Schreiber 2-2; Lange 2-2; Cerantola 0-0

Bench
Lane ThomasRF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.227/.378/.288	94.5	.006	.006
Starling MarteRF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.314/.342/.400	89.2	.255	.229
Cole RagansP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luinder AvilaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eric CerantolaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-